how can we talk about the missing in the room
do we put the room into the space we share
or do we put ourselves outside
when we are outside
then we should think about how to reach inside again
do we do it with robotic dogs?
or do we do it through layers of concrete
enhanced with infra red vision
from a satellite in orbit
into our old inside
what was it we did by telling you we were outside?
i think i left the kettle on, the cats not been fed
save it I’ve called an airstrike
all that you see before you will be reduced to the ground.
splintered concrete iron rods still sticking out
they hadnt even finished building the house.
and we bombed it
not flat no left it standing partially
bits of the roof
bits of the stairs
all their clothes and bits of you know everywhere
that way itll take them longer to rebuild
not really flat at all
dont you remember what the peace we told you was like?
you know all over the place over there
bombed it from the sky
because we decided that it would be better if it was like that
and we have these
so you know
how can we talk about the missing in the room
do we put the room into the space we share
or do we put ourselves outside
because a wall is a door through which a people enters
and gets turned into the worst kind of thing.